Resurrection eggs – the verses

Just remembered: here’s a page with the verses for the Resurrection eggs, so you don’t have to retype. Just print out and cut them up. We Vicar’s wives need all the time-saving help we can get. Resurrection Eggs Verses We’ll be getting our older two to find the verses in the bible – it’s good [...]

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Resurrection Eggs – All set up

My Resurrection Egg outers arrived from Baker Ross yesterday. So whilst the Vicar took the kids swimming, I assembled the egg box with bible verses and visual aids. I also managed to fit three mini-eggs into each egg which I thought might encourage the kids as they go through the box. Not in the last [...]

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Seeds Fans – New free download

I get the Seeds Family Worship newsletter and they linked me to this month’s free download. It’s from my favourite Seeds cd, Seeds of Courage. Go listen and then badger your local Christian music shop to start stocking the cds. In the meantime, Tim V-B (see his comment at the bottom of the page) has [...]

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Resurrection Eggs – a new Vicarage tradition

Inspired by Happy, the Vicar’s Apprentice, whose mother has an Easter tree, and Nicole at 168hrs, I have sent off to Baker Ross for plastic eggs and am planning a burst of Easter celebration in the Vicarage over the next few days. The idea of Resurrection Eggs is a little like the Jesse Tree we [...]

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Lookalike – How to choose your MP

I noticed recently that the candidates for the two main parties who will be standing at the next general election for our local area don’t seem to have much to choose between them: Grey suit – check, cheerful round face – check, widow’s peak – check, trendy black glasses – check. How am I to [...]

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Sainsbury’s, society and sadness

I was in Sainsbury’s earlier today, stocking up on Vicarage essentials (own-brand weetabix, apples, Cif spray, pinot grigio etc). As I was queuing to pay out the surprisingly vast quantity of money, I heard two check-out assistants asking elderly couples if they were collecting schools vouchers. The vouchers are collected by schools, scout and guide [...]

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My kids told me a joke

And it made me laugh a lot on Saturday, so I’m sharing it with you weary saints to cheer your Monday morning: So the policeman comes up to me. He says ‘what were you doing between 6 and 11? I said ‘I was in primary school’.

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Come Weary Saints

Last week I posted on the Colin Buchanan song ‘Press on Mums’ which seemed to resonate with a few knackered readers. If you’re as exhausted as I always seem to be and needing to press on, I’d also like to recommend the Sovereign Grace album ‘Come Weary Saints’ (if you click through, you can listen [...]

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Vicarage Fashion: what do Vicar’s Wives wear?

Do they spend all day in their pinnies? Do they really wear twin sets and pearls? I am pleased to report that I do have the definitive answer for you. Reminded by my friend, Alex, when she commented on the collective noun for clergy wives, I can exclusively reveal that clergy wives wear the following: [...]

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Colin, Kids and Pressing On

This weekend we went to see our family favourite, Colin Buchanan (not the bishop), in concert in Birmingham as a part of the Passion for Life mission that is taking place round the country over the next few weeks. The Birmingham concert was a typical Colin session – full of high energy, hilarity and gospel [...]

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